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[ 5 Mar 2013 | No Comment ]

In the last two decades, the dive tourism industry has exploded into a global giant and has become a welcome source of income in less economically developed countries.
According to The Professional Association of Diving Instructors statistics, its membership numbers have increased by almost 70 per cent since 1993. Experts believe the main reason for the increase in dive tourism has been the influx of technology in recent years, bringing with it competitive flight prices and internet images of far flung shores waiting to be discovered. But recreational dive tourism is …

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[ 5 Mar 2013 | No Comment ]

As immigration and tourism soars in Bali, locals are clamping down more than ever to preserve their unique Hindu culture and island beauty.
Made Dedik, Balinese local and owner of Double D Surf School at Seminyak Beach is no exception, and vehemently believes in protecting the island he grew up on.  Double D stands for Damai Damai which translates as “great peace”.
He runs a locally- owned, locally- operated school just a few kilometres down the beach from notorious tourist hotspot, Kuta, and has seen the area change immeasurably over the past …